NAACP
Scope and Contents
Program from an event at the New York Sheraton on Jul. 28, 1977; pamphlet Mitchell Recalls Career as Civil Rights Advocate (NAACP, 1977); handbill with lyrics to "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"; pamphlet The NAACP of Tomorrow by Benjamin L. Hooks; 3-leaf NAACP memo with heading "'Remember Mississippi' Phase II"; two different press releases dated 10-17-1976 (5 leaves total), one with 28 leaves of photocopied background material attached with a paperclip, the other with 1 photocopied newspaper clipping;5-leaf press release dated 8-21-1976; 3-leaf press release dated 8-12-1976; packet of one brochure and 7 leaves of material ca. Sept. 1975 relating to the National Life Membership Committee; press release (with attached photo print) dated 7-27-1975 (3 leaves); 2-leaf press release dated 11-10-1976; 3 different press releases (4 leaves total) dated 1-21-1977; 5-leaf press release (with attached photo print) dated 10-28-1976; typed letter signed by Alvin A. Nelson to Clarence B. Jones dated 2-4-1974; photocopied text "A New Partnership For Progress: Big Government, The Big Minority and Big Oil" by Margaret Bush Wilson, dated 11-18-1977 (11 leaves plus cover page); press release dated 6-1-1978 (3 leaves); memorandum from Denton L. Watson dated 4-18-1978, with attached speech transcript "Energy Growth and Jobs" by Margaret Bush Wilson (14 leaves total); packet of 7 leaves ca. Sept. 1979 with cover page reading "NAACP Urges White House Conference on Civil Rights"; packet of 11 leaves with cover letter from Benjamin L. Hooks dated 8-24-1979, including the photocopied text "Opening Statement of Benjamin L. Hooks" dated 8-22-1979; and ca. 13 original and 1 photocopied newspaper clippings.
Number of Prints: 2
Dates
- 1920 - 2012
Creator
- From the Collection: New York Amsterdam News (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
189 cubic feet.
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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